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j@einen gtst@ @anni @fitte WILLIAM J. BlDDL-E AND HENRY L. BlDDLE, OF NEW MADISON, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 74658, dated February 18, 1868.

`IMPROVED ANIMAL-TRAP.

TO ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONGERN:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM J. BIDDLn and Hermit L. BIDDLE, of New Madison, in the county of Darke, and State of Ohio, have invented a. new und useful Improvement in Animal-Traps; und wedo hereby declare Athat the following is a. full, clear, and exact description of the some, reference being Vhad to the accompanying drawings making n part of this specifica-tion, in which* Figure 1 is a. perspective view, and

Figure 2 a. longitudinal section.

V lhejsame letters in the different gures refer to gorresponding parts of the invention.

Our invention relates tc a. self-setting or rendjusting animal-trap, embracing n combination and arrangeroent ot' devices calculated to ensily entrap the animal, and to successfully prevent its escape after being caught.

To enable others skilled in the art to mnke and use our invention, we will proceed to describe it with referenco to the drawings.

Each halt of the box, fig. 1, cotnins duplicate devices, forming n trap, the two being joined to complete the arrangement. Said box is divided into three compartments, as show-n in iig. 2, and by dotted lines, {ig-1.

A is a. central compartment, common to both traps, and B and B are end-compartments. D and D represent tilting-platforms,pivoted att. g endg are wooden bars, supported on pivots e and are latches or triggers, attached to bnrs'g and g, on oppositesides of their centre, as seen at It nnda. Said triggers or latches form angles, suitable to support the inner ends of platforms D, as shown in g. 2. d represents a. partition, extending o. short distance belotv n level with platforms D. Suid partition is slotted centrally for the .accom' morlaton of latches e and e. llhe inner ends of' the platforms D and D nre provided with slots, c and e, for the purpose of nllowingr sufficient nctionof scid latches e nnde. Partitions a and a are provided with apertures,

which lutter are prctectedwith gates b and b. Said gates, boing pivoted nt I, con be raised by the animal, esA

'shown by dotted lines s land s, but is prevented from being raised in the opposite direction by its top striking the partition above the aperture. R represents Wire cloth at the ends of the box, for the purpose ofztdmitting. light to compartments D. Y

i The bait is secured on the top of bnrs g, to procure which the nnimnl approaches on platform D, and by pulling at the bait turns bur g, thus throwing ont thc latch e, and, permitting the end of platform D to drop, precipitates the animal into compartment A. The weight'ot' th'e outer end of platform D is suflicint to restore said platt-form to its former position, where it is again supported by latch e. The nnimnl, being attracted by the' light, passes under gate B, and from which it is prevented from returning by snid gute. The animals may be removed from the trap by turning the latter bottom up, and drawing the slides w, which eovcr compartments B. Having thus fully described our said invention, nhnteiye claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is The combination of the tilting-platform D with the pivoted bnr g, arranged for holding the beit, and latch e, fastened to the snmc, substantially :ts described and for. the purpose set forth.

vW. J. BIDDLE, H. L. BIDDLE.

Witnesses:

C. REMINGTON,

M. T. McWHINNEr. 

